The art of Robert Bateman.
Ontario: Madison Press Books, (1981. first edition). Oblong format, colour and black and white plates, good copy in dustwrapper. More
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The art of Robert Bateman.
Petaluma: Pomegranate, 2006. Quarto, colour illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper. Originally published in 1981, The art of Robert Bateman was the first of many best-selling books by the internationally acclaimed wildlife artist and naturalist. In this twenty-fifth-anniversary edition, Bateman's exquisitely rendered paintings, accompanied by the artist's recollections and observations, are..... More
The art of Robert Bateman.
Ontario: Madison Press Books, (1981. first edition). Oblong format, colour plates, fine copy in dustwrapper (lightly sunned). More
Parrots and related birds.
Neptune City: TFH, 1969. Octavo, ccolour photographs, fine copy in laminated boards. More
The art of migration: birds, insects, and the changing seasons in Chicagoland.
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2013. Oblong format, colour illustrations, dustwrapper. From tiny ruby-throated hummingbirds to the majestic red-tailed hawk, this book examines the many creatures that commute on the Mississippi Flyway as part of an annual migration. This magnificent migrational dance takes place every year in Chicagoland, yet it..... More
Breeding birds of Kashmir.
Delhi: Oxford University Press, 1991. Octavo, illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
Breeding birds of Kashmir.
London: Oxford University Press, 1952. Octavo, text illustrations. Very good copy. More
Mate choice.
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1983. second edition). Octavo, text illustrations, signature, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
Red Data birds in Britain: action for rare, threatened and important species.
London: Poyser, 1990. Octavo, illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
Birdwatchers' year.
Berkhamsted: Poyser, 1973. Octavo, photographs, very good copy in price-clipped dustwrapper, scarce. More
Geckos: the animal answer guide.
Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2013. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, black and white illustrations. Discover the biology, natural history, and diversity of geckos as lizard biologist and gecko expert Aaron Bauer answers deceptively simple questions with surprising and little-known facts. Readers can explore colour photographs that reveal the natural wonder..... More
The call of the birds.
London: Collins, (1945. second edition), Octavo, text illustrations by C. F. Tunnicliffe, very good copy in slightly worn dustwrapper. More
The idle countryman.
London: Eyre and Spottiswoode, (1943. first edition). Octavo, illustrations by D. J. Watkins-Pitchford, publisher's quarter cloth. shelved under Watkins-Pitchford in General. More
Tanagers, Cardinals, and Finches of the United States and Canada: the photographic guide.
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2006. Octavo, colour photographs, maps, softcover. A photographic identification guide to tanagers, cardinals, and finches. The photographs illustrate age, seasonal, and sexual variation in the species found north of Mexico, including introduced species and vagrants. It is designed to introduce the biology, identification, molts, vocalization, and..... More
Sparrows of the United States and Canada: the photographic guide.
London: Academic Press, 2002. Octavo, colour photographs, maps, softcover. This guide covers all 64 species of emberizine sparrow found in the United States and Canada. It is illustrated with over 350 photographs and gives detailed information on the identification of species, sexes, age, races and forms of all sparrows, towhees..... More
Flora of the Sydney region.
Sydney: Reed, (1972. second edition). Octavo, colour photographs, inscription, dustwrapper. More
The life of Captain James Cook.
London: A & C Black, 1974. Octavo, photographs, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
Palearctic birds: a checklist of the birds of Europe, North Africa and Asia north of the foothills of the Himalayas.
Stonyhurst: Harrier Publications, 1994. Octavo, paperback, The aim of this new work is two-fold: to provide an up-to-date working checklist for the Palearctic region; and to make a sensible contribution to the on-going debate about which English names for birds should be adopted as standard. More
Aldabra alone.
London: Allen and Unwin, 1970. first edition). Octavo, colour photographs, very good copy in dustwrapper. More
Plant life of Western Australia.
Kenthurst: Kangaroo Press, 1990. Quarto, colour photographs, signature, very good copy in dustwrapper, scarce. More
The birds of Tikal: an annotated checklist for Tikal National Park and Peten, Guatemala.
College Station: Texas A & M UP, 1992. Small octavo, publisher's boards, illustrations. Vast numbers of people travel to this region to see the abundant and diverse birdlife that exists there. This detailed account of the bird species provides information on when, where and in what numbers each species should..... More
Open air guides: Beetles. Translated and edited by C.M.F. Von Hayek.
London: Thames and Hudson, 1956. Octavo, colour plates, text illustrations, publisher's cloth. More
Insect photoperiodism.
New York: Academic Press, 1968. Octavo, signature and stamp, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
Henri Jacob Victor Sody (1892-1959): his life and work.
Leiden: E J Brill, 1989. Octavo, photographs, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
A book of whales.
London: John Murray, (1900. first edition). Octavo, 40 illustrations, near fine copy in blindstamped publisher's cloth. Progressive Science Series. More